Real Madrid Thread [2008 - 2009]

[newbie original]

as far as English sides are concerned, we only had the option of ManU or Liverpool. Chelsea finished second

Oh yeah, that's right. Bayern then.....

I'm just dissapointed...

 

[Sevillista]

How does it feel to be knocked out of the comp?

Better now than later. I knew we wouldn't get anywhere with Jimenez. Now I'm hoping for one of two things:
1) We finish in the top 4 to play in the CL next year
2) We play like sh*t the rest of the year so that Jimenez is sacked.
I'm torn.


Mijatovic on drawing Liverpool: "The harder the better." And just a week or two ago he said he wanted Panathanaikos... What a tool.

 

[KingPaulV]

One forward and I like it good formation already....1-0 pipita

 

[lanze07]

yes we did it!

 

[OrgulloVikingo]

Better now than later. I knew we wouldn't get anywhere with Jimenez. Now I'm hoping for one of two things:
1) We finish in the top 4 to play in the CL next year
2) We play like sh*t the rest of the year so that Jimenez is sacked.
I'm torn.


Mijatovic on drawing Liverpool: "The harder the better." And just a week or two ago he said he wanted Panathanaikos... What a tool.

I hear you. Ive felt that way beore. Youd rather just go from mediocre to terrible asap just to get someone new and start fresh. No sense in delaying it right? Top 4 is very doable for you guys.

 

[OrgulloVikingo]

One forward and I like it good formation already....1-0 pipita

Great goal. He missed a couple more. Robben is so selfish man! This match could have ended up 4-1 easily. Oh well, all in all we played well against a very tough good team. There was no way the defending champs were gonna go belly up. It's too early in the season. While everyone else writes us off, well just keep doin our thing. Its how we won the last 2...so let em laugh, let em celebrate. Overconfidence is the downfall of great sides.

 

[Sevillista]

Great goal. He missed a couple more. Robben is so selfish man! This match could have ended up 4-1 easily. Oh well, all in all we played well against a very tough good team. There was no way the defending champs were gonna go belly up. It's too early in the season. While everyone else writes us off, well just keep doin our thing. Its how we won the last 2...so let em laugh, let em celebrate. Overconfidence is the downfall of great sides.

So Madrid has been overconfident this year?

 

[KingPaulV]

Calderon was, and so was Pedja who did not deem it necesary to sign better players in the offseason and fill the actual needs of the team as opposed to their wims

 

[R.9]

Great goal. He missed a couple more. Robben is so selfish man! This match could have ended up 4-1 easily. Oh well, all in all we played well against a very tough good team. There was no way the defending champs were gonna go belly up. It's too early in the season. While everyone else writes us off, well just keep doin our thing. Its how we won the last 2...so let em laugh, let em celebrate. Overconfidence is the downfall of great sides.

There no dyning that Robben is quite a skillful player but it true that he can be a selfish player. There many times I said to myself why didn't he pass the ball. It something he must learn to pass more the ball and not try always to do all by himself.

 

[Arnau]

I hear you. Ive felt that way beore. Youd rather just go from mediocre to terrible asap just to get someone new and start fresh. No sense in delaying it right? Top 4 is very doable for you guys.

you guys are still in uefa dont know what its worse...

 

[MaestroZidane]

Great game yesterday. And as has been pointed out, we should have won by more, if not by some lack of passing by Robben. You can't blame him though, sometimes you just want to get that goal after being out. The end point is that we won and we looked great out there.

We have started the season low, and have ended the year with very high confidence. Lets hope it carries on to the second half.. HALA MADRID!!

 

[Socrates]

Great goal. He missed a couple more. Robben is so selfish man! This match could have ended up 4-1 easily. Oh well, all in all we played well against a very tough good team. There was no way the defending champs were gonna go belly up. It's too early in the season. While everyone else writes us off, well just keep doin our thing. Its how we won the last 2...so let em laugh, let em celebrate. Overconfidence is the downfall of great sides.

I disagree with Robben, I think he did everything just right. He did pass enough and he was greedy when we needed him to be. We just sucked at finishing otherwise I thought he was great, sometimes players like him need to be selfish and I think that's good to see in him. Now if only he did not get injured.

 

[KingPaulV]

everytime I see robben at the end of a hard tackle or the end of the game I hold my breath...if that could stay healthy he would be top 3 in the world in the same sentence as messi and cristiano ronaldo

 

[OrgulloVikingo]

I disagree with Robben, I think he did everything just right. He did pass enough and he was greedy when we needed him to be. We just sucked at finishing otherwise I thought he was great, sometimes players like him need to be selfish and I think that's good to see in him. Now if only he did not get injured.

I strongly disagree. You dont wanna be selfish when there are 3, 4 defenders in front of your face and none on your team mate who is just 8 feet away from you. Sorry. Thats not the time to be greedy.

 

[OrgulloVikingo]

everytime I see robben at the end of a hard tackle or the end of the game I hold my breath...if that could stay healthy he would be top 3 in the world in the same sentence as messi and cristiano ronaldo

Agree. He has the blistering pace along with a magical control of the ball. Very technical. Reminds me of Zizou in some ways.

 

[Vedran-10]

Messi and Zidane, though playing different positions with different styles, cannot be pulled down to the same category as Robben, and especially not CR.

 

[R.9]

The replacement for Diarra is now here. Lassana Diarra is now our third winter signing.

 

[Arnau]

Lass in the shirt... lol

 

[Siawash]

From a fringe player at Chelsea and Arsenal to a $20million 6-month replacement for the other Diarra.

 

[OrgulloVikingo]

From a fringe player at Chelsea and Arsenal to a $20million 6-month replacement for the other Diarra.

He wanted to get full playing time which is why he left the blues and arse. He wanted to play every game and develop himsel which is why he ended up at Ports. Now he's with us. Although I dont follow portsmouth, Im assuming he's a very good player? Well see.